If your web master simply won’t post a banner ad or a promotion for your planned giving pages on your main website, there is an alternative. Then, people who visit can receive remarketing banner ads as they navigate the rest of the Internet. Don’t fight the power. MORE

” on emails; business cards; letterhead; mailers; reply forms; booklets; magazines; articles; photos; banners; invitations; research reports; website pages, etc. Every single one of your supporters wants to have a meaningful life and wants to be remembered fondly after their lifetime. MORE

Then it’s back to work and time to get moving on some brochures for our upcoming appeal, some posters for events or some social media advertisements, and some banners for our website. Carina Johnson. MORE

Tools include embedding a text call-to-action in radio, tv and banner ads; matching advocates to officials’ Twitter and Facebook walls to leave comments; and patch-through calling to officials. Looking for ways to unite and engage your supporters online for your cause? MORE

Get a group of people who your organization helps together and take a photo of them holding a big banner that says “Thank You.”. Donors are Testing Nonprofits, and Nonprofits Are Failing. According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, first-time donor retention is a measly 19%. MORE

They had banners strung across the ceiling and it was really tasteful in keeping with their clean decor.” If I’m The Pinup King , this program between Share Our Strength and Shake Shack is fit for one! MORE

It is a push page template that had recently evolved to have fresh content in the top banner (this example shows school pajamas on sale) and in the bottom left box (this example shows a Board member with her family, talking about why she serves on the Board. MORE

Revenue from garish caps, shirts, jackets, and banners greatly exceeds revenue from noisy metal. Hard to believe – more money is spent on products with Harley Davidson logos than on the actual motorcycles. Much more money! Rejoice! This proves a point about branding. Your logo has more leverage than you realize. A useful product with […]. MORE

Make banners or pennants. I work with lots of nonprofit communication managers who are at various stages of desperation about how to prove the value of their work to their CEOs. I tell them they need to toot their own horn in professional, meaningful ways. MORE

More money spent on often garish caps, shirts, jackets, and banners… than on noisy metal. Hard to believe – more money is spent on products with Harley Davidson logos than on the actual motorcycles. Much more! Rejoice! This proves a point about branding. Your logo has more leverage than you realize. A useful product with […]. MORE

You can ALSO hang a banner on the most prominent entrances of the park, with the web address and ask people to come and take the survey. You can put your twitter handle on the banner as well, and help people mention that they were in your park on twitter by making a custom hashtag, set up an alert for your name as well via Netvibes, and friend everyone who says they went to your park on Twitter. MORE

In return for the company’s ‘generosity, last month Netflix reported a banner quarter with huge subscriber growth and a mighty impressive spurt in its stock price. Although I doubt it’s intentional, far too many fundraisers spend far too much time and money biting the hands that feed their organization. It happens every day. Poor donor service. Lousy communications. Little or no donor recognition … sometimes not even a simple thank you. MORE

As an aside, Advomatic has a fabulous banner logo mixing a cool 1930s-modern font and a cute logo that feels straight from a turn-of-the-twentieth-century newspaper.) Could SOPA chill free speech? MORE

While corporate sponsorships are often physical and take the form of signs, banners, and other promotional items at fundraising events, your nonprofit can benefit by pursuing corporate sponsorships for your online fundraisers. Guest blog by Adam Weinger. MORE

They knew I needed the mobile website based on my browser, so they stuck a banner that gave directions how to text them a gift. I’m a big fan of making it ridiculously easy for donors to give. Apparently, Wikipedia is too. Last night, a web search from my phone led me to Wikipedia. MORE

Amy designed a branded email banner that plays off the graphic theme from our cover, and we publicized our top stories in email blasts to two segments. Eileen Fisher. Annual reports – when they are done right – can be a great marketing tool showcasing your nonprofit. MORE

Hang signs, posters or banners of bequest donors who are no longer alive along with a message inspiring others to consider a similar lasting gift. Have an announcer point out who among the attendees is already in the Legacy Society (ask permission first). MORE

At TransForm , we often need breathing room around the subjects of a photo to add text or do cropping for banner images so ask the photographer to keep this in mind. Marta Lindsey. You know what they say, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” MORE

Cancer is a hairy beast that needs to be capped. And to help, Boston ad agency Small Army has put together a fun campaign that has potential lessons for nonprofit fundraisers. Called ‘ Be Bold, Be Bald! here’s how it works. MORE

Following commercial advertising trends that recognize dynamic is more effective than static, video ads will join SEO and banner ads as ways that nonprofits can cultivate supporters. flickr/John Biehler. MORE

Strategies will include: Finding an appealing, easy-to-remember URL Increasing our visibility on our offline corporate partners' Web sites through links, banners and special campaigns. This is a sample plan for an imaginary local animal rescue organization called Save the Animals (STA) which is trying to take their outreach efforts online to become well known in the community. MORE

Add a “Sign Up to Volunteer” banner to your homepage. Thanks to guest blogger Alex McLain, who designs engaging websites for nonprofits as a member of the Wired Impact team. Creating a new website for your nonprofit is a mind-boggling task. You’ve got a million questions reeling through your head throughout the process, but one of the key questions to consider is: “How important is the role of design in our website?” Without a doubt, your answer should be, “ Very important.”. MORE

Email messages, website promotions, donation pages, web remarketing banners and Facebook content all featured a common basketball theme and catchy calls to action connected to the basketball tournament. MORE

Promote your online donation page on banners, flyers, and other promotional items at events. Abby Jarvis. Today, Abby Jarvis is back with 3 more ways to promote your online donation page. You can find the first 3 strategies here. MORE

Zynga’s growth is said to be slowing due to the rise of mobile gaming, so I’m glad to see a mobile gaming company take up the cause marketing banner. Zynga has been using cause marketing for more than two years now and other game developers are taking note. MORE

Our Internet users are getting savvier by the day-banners are beginning to blend into the background, and cluttered layouts are turning people away. In terms of raising money online, your website has the most potential with two groups of donors: new donors and impulse givers. When these newbies visit your website, what do they see? How do you introduce yourself (your organization)? Paragraphs of text laden with mission and vision statements? Any photos? Maybe an e-newsletter sign-up? MORE

The Kellogg’s Earthday Sweepstakes website , highlighted in the FSI (free-standing insert) at the left, has a rotating banner that lists no less than 20 things we could do as individuals to improve the environment. MORE

To generate leads, we used a simple banner ad on the right promoting free estate planning guides as our hook. The small banner on the right side of the blog page has already generated several planned giving leads including some folks who said they are considering a gift. MORE

Hollywood, California-based WeWOOD will plant a tree every time you purchase on of its wooden watches.The tree-planting will be undertaken by the nonprofit American Forests under the banner of its Global ReLeaf program. MORE

We need a new banner to use when we’re out at events and festivals. Here’s the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators, where we ask you to describe your day in your own words. Want to be featured in this series? MORE

It could mean everything from someone jumping out of airplane with a banner attached to their feet, to advertising or earned media on radio and TV, to email, to social media like Facebook, to signage and out of home advertising. MORE

Hang signs, posters or banners of bequest donors who are no longer alive along with a message inspiring others to consider a similar lasting gift. Have an announcer point out who among the attendees is already in the Legacy Society (ask permission first).

Hollywood, California-based WeWOOD will plant a tree every time you purchase on of its wooden watches.The tree-planting will be undertaken by the nonprofit American Forests under the banner of its Global ReLeaf program.

More money spent on often garish caps, shirts, jackets, and banners… than on noisy metal. Hard to believe – more money is spent on products with Harley Davidson logos than on the actual motorcycles. Much more! Rejoice! This proves a point about branding. Your logo has more leverage than you realize. A useful product with […].

Get a group of people who your organization helps together and take a photo of them holding a big banner that says “Thank You.”. Donors are Testing Nonprofits, and Nonprofits Are Failing. According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, first-time donor retention is a measly 19%.

To generate leads, we used a simple banner ad on the right promoting free estate planning guides as our hook. The small banner on the right side of the blog page has already generated several planned giving leads including some folks who said they are considering a gift.

” on emails; business cards; letterhead; mailers; reply forms; booklets; magazines; articles; photos; banners; invitations; research reports; website pages, etc. Every single one of your supporters wants to have a meaningful life and wants to be remembered fondly after their lifetime.

While corporate sponsorships are often physical and take the form of signs, banners, and other promotional items at fundraising events, your nonprofit can benefit by pursuing corporate sponsorships for your online fundraisers. Guest blog by Adam Weinger.

More money spent on often garish caps, shirts, jackets, and banners… than on noisy metal. Hard to believe – more money is spent on products with Harley Davidson logos than on the actual motorcycles. Much more! Rejoice! This proves a point about branding. Your logo has more leverage than you realize. A useful product with […].

Get a group of people who your organization helps together and take a photo of them holding a big banner that says “Thank You.”. Donors are Testing Nonprofits, and Nonprofits Are Failing. According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, first-time donor retention is a measly 19%.

Promote your online donation page on banners, flyers, and other promotional items at events. Abby Jarvis. Today, Abby Jarvis is back with 3 more ways to promote your online donation page. You can find the first 3 strategies here.

If your web master simply won’t post a banner ad or a promotion for your planned giving pages on your main website, there is an alternative. Then, people who visit can receive remarketing banner ads as they navigate the rest of the Internet. Don’t fight the power.

We need a new banner to use when we’re out at events and festivals. Here’s the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators, where we ask you to describe your day in your own words. Want to be featured in this series?

It is a push page template that had recently evolved to have fresh content in the top banner (this example shows school pajamas on sale) and in the bottom left box (this example shows a Board member with her family, talking about why she serves on the Board.

Add a “Sign Up to Volunteer” banner to your homepage. Thanks to guest blogger Alex McLain, who designs engaging websites for nonprofits as a member of the Wired Impact team. Creating a new website for your nonprofit is a mind-boggling task. You’ve got a million questions reeling through your head throughout the process, but one of the key questions to consider is: “How important is the role of design in our website?” Without a doubt, your answer should be, “ Very important.”.

You can ALSO hang a banner on the most prominent entrances of the park, with the web address and ask people to come and take the survey. You can put your twitter handle on the banner as well, and help people mention that they were in your park on twitter by making a custom hashtag, set up an alert for your name as well via Netvibes, and friend everyone who says they went to your park on Twitter.

The Kellogg’s Earthday Sweepstakes website , highlighted in the FSI (free-standing insert) at the left, has a rotating banner that lists no less than 20 things we could do as individuals to improve the environment.

Revenue from garish caps, shirts, jackets, and banners greatly exceeds revenue from noisy metal. Hard to believe – more money is spent on products with Harley Davidson logos than on the actual motorcycles. Much more money! Rejoice! This proves a point about branding. Your logo has more leverage than you realize. A useful product with […].

Our Internet users are getting savvier by the day-banners are beginning to blend into the background, and cluttered layouts are turning people away. In terms of raising money online, your website has the most potential with two groups of donors: new donors and impulse givers. When these newbies visit your website, what do they see? How do you introduce yourself (your organization)? Paragraphs of text laden with mission and vision statements? Any photos? Maybe an e-newsletter sign-up?

Make banners or pennants. I work with lots of nonprofit communication managers who are at various stages of desperation about how to prove the value of their work to their CEOs. I tell them they need to toot their own horn in professional, meaningful ways.

Zynga’s growth is said to be slowing due to the rise of mobile gaming, so I’m glad to see a mobile gaming company take up the cause marketing banner. Zynga has been using cause marketing for more than two years now and other game developers are taking note.

Amy designed a branded email banner that plays off the graphic theme from our cover, and we publicized our top stories in email blasts to two segments. Eileen Fisher. Annual reports – when they are done right – can be a great marketing tool showcasing your nonprofit.

Email messages, website promotions, donation pages, web remarketing banners and Facebook content all featured a common basketball theme and catchy calls to action connected to the basketball tournament.

At TransForm , we often need breathing room around the subjects of a photo to add text or do cropping for banner images so ask the photographer to keep this in mind. Marta Lindsey. You know what they say, “A picture is worth a thousand words.”

They had banners strung across the ceiling and it was really tasteful in keeping with their clean decor.” If I’m The Pinup King , this program between Share Our Strength and Shake Shack is fit for one!

It could mean everything from someone jumping out of airplane with a banner attached to their feet, to advertising or earned media on radio and TV, to email, to social media like Facebook, to signage and out of home advertising.

In return for the company’s ‘generosity, last month Netflix reported a banner quarter with huge subscriber growth and a mighty impressive spurt in its stock price. Although I doubt it’s intentional, far too many fundraisers spend far too much time and money biting the hands that feed their organization. It happens every day. Poor donor service. Lousy communications. Little or no donor recognition … sometimes not even a simple thank you.

Cancer is a hairy beast that needs to be capped. And to help, Boston ad agency Small Army has put together a fun campaign that has potential lessons for nonprofit fundraisers. Called ‘ Be Bold, Be Bald! here’s how it works.

Following commercial advertising trends that recognize dynamic is more effective than static, video ads will join SEO and banner ads as ways that nonprofits can cultivate supporters. flickr/John Biehler.

Strategies will include: Finding an appealing, easy-to-remember URL Increasing our visibility on our offline corporate partners' Web sites through links, banners and special campaigns. This is a sample plan for an imaginary local animal rescue organization called Save the Animals (STA) which is trying to take their outreach efforts online to become well known in the community.

They knew I needed the mobile website based on my browser, so they stuck a banner that gave directions how to text them a gift. I’m a big fan of making it ridiculously easy for donors to give. Apparently, Wikipedia is too. Last night, a web search from my phone led me to Wikipedia.